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Thieves steal Okemo Mountain Resort customer information

Cybercriminals possibly accessed 28,168 credit card transactions during a 16-day period in February.

What type of personal information? Credit card numbers, including names and expiration dates. Debit card holders also would be affected if they used their card as a credit card.

What was the response? The resort notified the appropriate regulators and card brands. The issuing banks will notify customers.

Details:None of the information has been used fraudulently so far.

Quote: "As a result of this, we've increased the firewall capability and added some software and taken some additional precautions." - Okemo spokeswoman Bonnie MacPherson.

Source:TimesArgus.com, The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, "Web hacker gains credit card data at Okemo," April 1.

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